[Exhibition] Ryoji Ikeda the radar [kyoto]
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  • the radar [shanghai], site-specific installation, 2014
    © Ryoji Ikeda Courtesy of Shanghai 21st Century Minsheng Museum

A stunning installation mapping the universe that can be observed from its precise location

Coinciding with the performances of Ryoji Ikeda: concert pieces, a large outdoor audiovisual experience appears in the courtyard of ROHM Theatre Kyoto. From a beach in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 to a 400-meter wall at a salt manufacturing site in Germany and an art museum in France, the radar is a series of site-specific spectacles.

This new iteration features a giant screen, on to which are mapped the images of space that can be observed from the exact latitude and longitude of the installation location, based on a vast database of information. The result is a sophisticated fusion of sound and video presenting a unique opportunity to encounter the interface of our universe, a truly immense space beyond the scope of ordinary perception.

Dates

November 1 (Tue) – November 6 (Sun)

Venue

ROHM Square, ROHM Theatre Kyoto

13 Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

10 min. walk from Exit 1, Higashiyama Station, Kyoto Municipal Subway